This day in history:
- 936 – Coronation of King Otto I of Germany.
- 1679 – The brigantine Le Griffon becomes the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes of North America.
- 1995 – The Chilean government declares state of emergency in the southern half of the country in response to an event of intense, cold, wind, rain and snowfall known as the White Earthquake.
- 1789 – The United States Department of War is established.
Births:
- 1979 – Miguel Llera, Spanish footballer
- 1955 – Vladimir Sorokin, Russian author and playwright
- 1975 – Koray Candemir, Turkish singer-songwriter
Deaths:
- 2015 – Manuel Contreras, Chilean general (b. 1929)
- 2019 – David Berman, American musician, singer, poet and cartoonist (b. 1967)
- 1900 – Wilhelm Liebknecht, German lawyer and politician (b. 1826)
Holidays:
- *Christian feast day:*
- National Purple Heart Day (United States)
- Youth Day (Kiribati)
Random Article of the day:
Hertel or Oakman-Hertel was an American veteran automobile company in Greenfield, Massachusetts started in 1899 and closing in 1900.